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Puberty and disease activity in JIA

Authors: Philomine Van Pelt, Anita Hokken-Koelega, Radboud Dolhain, Hans Bijlsma, Aike Kruize, Nico Wulffraat

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2014

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Delayed puberty and decreased final length is reported in chronic diseases like Crohn’s disease and JIA with a disease onset at prepubertal age. This may be due to systemic effects of inflammation, undernutrition or medication, for example glucocorticoids or MTX. Treatment with anti TNF has shown to restore delayed growth in JIA. …

Title: Puberty and disease activity in JIA
Authors: Philomine Van Pelt
Anita Hokken-Koelega
Radboud Dolhain
Hans Bijlsma
Aike Kruize
Nico Wulffraat
Publication date: 01-09-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-12-S1-P151

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